Police arrest man accused of punching officer and running away

A man is likely to face charges after he allegedly punched a Lexington police officer and then led police on a foot chase Wednesday morning.

Lexington police arrested a man suspected of punching an officer Wednesday. The alleged assault happened about 11:40 a.m. at Woodland Park, and the man eluded police for about 90 minutes. He later was arrested on Euclid Avenue after a short foot chase.
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Police placed a spit hood over Gabriel Witherby's head after his arrest near Euclid and Woodland avenues in Lexington on Aug. 20, 2014. Police said he punched an officer and then ran. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
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Lexington Police officers subdued Gabriel Witherby, accused of a police assault Wednesday. Witherby punched an officer in Woodland Park, police said; he eluded police for about 90 minutes, then led them on a short chase that ended in his arrest on Euclid Avenue.
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Lexington Police detective Phillip Harrison chased an assault suspect across the 300 block of Woodland Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. The man was suspected of punching an officer earlier in the day in Woodland Park. Harrison and others caught and arrested the man on Euclid Avenue.
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A man suspected of assaulting a police officer late Wednesday morning ran from police through University Plaza at Woodland and Euclid avenues. Police caught him seconds later.
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A man suspected of assaulting a police officer late Wednesday morning ran from police through University Plaza at Woodland and Euclid avenues. Police caught him seconds later.
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An unidentified Lexington police officer chased a man at University Plaza early Wednesday afternoon. Police caught the man seconds later, after he ran across Euclid Avenue. The man was suspected of punching an officer earlier in the day in Woodland Park.
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An unidentified Lexington police officer chased a man suspected of punching an officer earlier in Woodland Park. Police caught the man seconds later, after he ran across Euclid Avenue.
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Lexington police subdued a man suspected of punching an officer earlier Wednesday in Woodland Park. The man eluded police for more than an hour, then he led police on a foot chase across Euclid Avenue, where he was arrested.
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Lexington police surrounded a man suspected of assaulting a police officer. The man was arrested after a foot chase.
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A suspect in a police officer assault, wearing a "spit hood" placed over his head by police, was carried to a transport wagon in front of 506 Euclid Avenue on Wednesday.
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A man suspected of punching a Lexington police officer was arrested after a foot chase Wednesday, and a "spit hood" was placed over his head before he was placed in a transport wagon on Euclid Avenue. About 11:40 a.m., a Lexington officer went to Woodland Park for a report of a woman being threatened by a man. The officer tried to detain the man, but the man allegedly punched the officer and ran. The suspect eluded police, who searched the neighborhoods between High Street and Euclid Avenue for about 90 minutes. Shortly before 1 p.m., officers spotted the suspect running south on Woodland Avenue. The man was caught and arrested in front of 506 Euclid Avenue.
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A man is facing charges of punching a Lexington police officer and then leading police on a foot chase Wednesday morning.

Lt. Raymond Roller said police were called to Woodland Park about 11:40 a.m. after receiving reports that a woman was being threatened. When an officer arrived, Gabriel Witherby, 37, punched him and took off running, Roller said.

It took police more than an hour to find Witherby near Woodland and Euclid avenues. Police officers sprinted after him, tackled him, and arrested him.

Police put a spit hood over Witherby's head and tied his legs together before carrying him into a police wagon.

Roller was not sure whether Witherby was intoxicated or had mental health problems, but Witherby could be heard cursing and seen kicking.

Lt. Clay Combs said Witherby was charged with third-degree assault, fleeing and evading police, and resisting arrest. He was taken to the Fayette County jail, where he was to be evaluated; he was being held on a $9,500 bond.

Witherby also has five outstanding warrants from Franklin County, jail officials said. He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.